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[ericbarkman]

Simple Complications #941

     “I mean, let’s be honest,” Elizabeth said.  “Most of them probably already know that you’re Amazing Archer.  You’re not exactly that good at keeping your identity secret from people you know.”      “I mean, not everyone knows,” Curtis said.      “And it’s not like the ones that don’t know are going to figure it out just based on your fighting skills.  A lot of people can fight without being a costumed vigilante.”      “I mean, I suppose.  It’ll just be weird, you know.  I’ve got kind of used to fighting in costume.”      “Are you planning on fighting out of costume?” Bobby asked as he came down the stairs into the lair.      “Maybe,” Curtis said.  “I might be going on a deep space mission in a few days, but if so it’ll be as Curtis, not as Amazing Archer.”      “Can I go?” Bobby asked.      “Not a chance,” Curtis said.      “Aw come on,” Bobby said.  “Why not?”      “Well, for starters, Curtis is going out of costume because the captain doesn’t want masked superheroes on her crew,” Elizabeth said.  “And as yourself, you’re just a  teenager, which I can’t imagine she be okay with either.”      “And she’d be right,” Curtis said.  “It’s way too dangerous.”      “It’s about the Caldore, isn’t it?” Bobby asked.  “And that’s why you really don’t want me to go.  Because they killed my dad, after you convinced him to help you fight against them.”      “Like I said, it’s too dangerous,” Curtis said.  “I already have his death on my conscience.  I’m not making that mistake again.”      “Come on,” Bobby said.  “You let me help in fighting all sorts of criminals and such.”      “There’s a big difference between common criminals and the military forces of an alien empire,” Curtis said.  “You’re not coming with, and that’s final.”

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Simple Complications #938

     Kira was sitting at her computer when she suddenly felt a breeze.  She turned around to see Amazing Archer sitting on the couch, next to an open window.      “Something wrong with my doorbell?” Kira asked.      “I’m a superhero, I can’t just show up at the front door.”      “Right…what are you doing here, Curtis?”      “I hear you’re taking the Majestic out on a mission.”      “Drake told you?”      “No, but I have my sources.  And I want to go with.”      “How much do you know about what we’re doing?”      “I know it has to do with the Caldore.”      “They’re preparing an invasion fleet,” Kira said.  “We’re going in to investigate.  How exactly do you plan on helping?  Shooting energy bolts from your bow at a starship fleet?”      “You may end up needing people to go down and infiltrate facilities or something.”      “I’m not going to add Amazing Archer to my crew, but I’m willing to add Curtis Hammer, if he’s interested.”      “I have a secret identity for a reason.”      “And I have reasons for not wanting a masked vigilante on my crew,” Kira said.  “A crew needs to be able to trust each other.  Secret identities interfere with that.”

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Simple Complications #923

     Amazing Archer rode his motorbike down the street, weaving through the traffic, trying to catch up to the thief fleeing in a truck.      “Where did he go?” Dark Hawk asked.  He was on the bike with Amazing Archer.      “He turned down a side street,” Elizabeth said over the comm.  “You’re gonna want to make a left up ahead.”      “The street up ahead, or that alley we’re fast approaching?” Amazing Archer asked.      “The alley,” Elizabeth said.      Amazing Archer made a sharp left, cutting off a driver who started yelling at them as they barrelled down the alley.      “I think that’s the truck over there,” Dark Hawk said as they came back out onto a street.      “Okay, I’ll get us ahead of him, and then you’ll jump across to the truck,” Amazing Archer said.      He sped up, and shot past the traffic by going down median, rocketing past the truck and pulling in front of it.      Dark Hawk jumped across onto the hood, at which point Amazing Archer moved to the side, and pulled next to the truck.  Just in time too, as the driver pulled out a gun and aimed it at Dark Hawk, but Amazing Archer threw a dagger through the open window, knocking the gun out of the guy’s hand.      Dark Hawk swung himself into the truck from the passenger side window, at which point Amazing Archer set his bike to autopilot, and aimed his energy bow at the thief, made sure it was set to stun, and fired, knocking the guy out.      Dark Hawk took control of the truck, and pulled it over to the side before getting out and dropping the unconscious criminal in the box.      “Just like I said,” Dark Hawk said.  “Not even a challenge.”

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Simple Complications #921

     Amazing Archer hit the zoom button on his goggles to get a closer look at the thieves.  “Looks like there’s ten of them down there,” he said.      “Only ten?” Dark Hawk asked.  “That won’t even be a challenge.”      “Don’t get cocky, kid.  You never know what might happen.  You go at them from the left, I’ll go from the right.”      “Our left or their left?”      “Really?”      “Kidding, I got this,” Dark Hawk said.  “Plus I’m looking forward to trying out the new upgrades.”  He activated the wings on his suit, and glided down into position.      Amazing Archer shot his grapple gun at the spot he wanted to go down to on a lower roof, and slid down the rope.  As he landed, he readied his energy bow, and went to the edge.  He looked across to the alley where Dark Hawk had landed and nodded.      Amazing Archer fired off a few stunbolts from his bow as Dark Hawk came at the thieves from the other direction, and then Amazing Archer jumped down from the building to join in the close combat fight.  They made short work of nine thieves.      “We did it,” Dark Hawk exclaimed.      “Not quite yet, kid,” Amazing Archer said as he heard the sound of a truck starting up and taking off.      “How did we miss one of them?”      “Liz, are you tracking him?” Amazing Archer asked over the comm, before hitting a button on the side of his mask.      “Yeah, I’ve got a lock on him,” Elizabeth said.      “Excellent,” Amazing Archer said as his motorbike drove up next to him, and he got on it.  “Come on, let’s go.”      “Right, right,” Dark Hawk said as he got on the bike too.  “Next upgrade we need to get some thrusters on my suit so I can fly instead of just glide.”

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Simple Complications #860

     “I should warn you that I have powerful friends,” Henry said.      “I fear neither police, nor costumed vigilantes,” Shadow said.  “Especially not one such as Amazing Archer.  He doesn’t even have any powers.”      “Maybe not, but he’s pretty resourceful,” Henry said, and as he finished that sentence, the lights in the warehouse went out.      “What’s going on?” Velocity asked.      “Dramatic timing, apparently,” Shadow said.  “I’m not surprised Amazing Archer is here.  And with his goggles he should be able to see in the dark.”      Henry felt a hand grab onto his arm, and start pulling him.  He followed along.  Then there was a flash of light from the other side of the warehouse, an energy arrow, that went straight at Shadow, and hit him.      “Bad move,” Velocity said.      Henry heard an impact in the area that the energy arrow had come from, right before being led out of the warehouse.  “Who are you?” he asked as soon as they were outside.      “I’m Dark Hawk.”      “Huh?” Henry asked.      “The new Dark Hawk.  I’m Amazing Archer’s sidekick.”      “Speaking of, is he okay?”      “Yeah, he’s fine, we figured the speedster would go for him when he fired on Shadow, and we prepared for it.”

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Simple Complications #858

     “This the place?” Amazing Archer asked as he climbed onto the warehouse, with Dark Hawk following after him.      “Yep, this is the place,” Elizabeth said over the comm.      “Just how many abandoned warehouses are there here in Winnipeg anyway?” Dark Hawk asked.      “More than I ever expected before becoming a vigilante,” Amazing Archer said as he found a skylight.  “It’s also really convenient how many of them have skylights.  Okay, there’s Henry and the speedster.”      “Who’s that guy though?” Dark Hawk asked.      “That’s Shadow,” Amazing Archer said.      “Shadow’s there?” Elizabeth asked.  “He’s working with the speedster?  That’s not good.  You guys would have trouble with one of them, let alone both.”      “We are not just leaving Henry with them,” Amazing Archer said.      “Then we’ll need to make a plan,” Elizabeth said.  “A really good plan.”

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Simple Complications #850

     Amazing Archer climbed down the side of the building, with Dark Hawk following after.      “So, what are we doing back at the pawn shop?” Dark Hawk asked.      “Finding out what was stolen,” Amazing Archer.      “Mostly looked like TVs and computer stuff,” Dark Hawk said.      “That’s the stuff that she was doing to cover up what she was actually after.”      “Which was?”      “That’s what we’re going to find out,” Amazing Archer said as he opened up a window, and climbed through.  Dark Hawk came in after him.      The owner, an older gentleman, looked up at their arrival.      “Hello, I’m Amazing Archer, and this is my sidekick, Dark Hawk.”      “I know who you are,” the owner said.  “I watch the news.  What do you want?”      “I want to know what was stolen,” Amazing Archer said.  “And I don’t mean the stuff you reported to the police, I mean the other thing.”      “What makes you think there was anything else?” the owner asked.      “Because I’ve been tracking the thief, and I know her M.O,” Amazing Archer said.      “It was a Caldore weapon,” the owner said.      “One of their energy weapons?” Dark Hawk asked.      “What kind?” Amazing Archer asked.  “One of the smaller pistols, or a rifle?”      “A rifle,” the owner said.  “Although, I’m not sure that term is really applicable to an energy-based weapon.”      “Eh, language evolves,” Amazing Archer said.  “Thanks for the help.”

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Simple Complications #840

     Curtis went into the store where Elizabeth and Lance were working. “Hey boss,” Lance said.      “Hello Lance,” Curtis said.  “How’s business going today?”      “Pretty good,” Elizabeth said.  “We’ve made a few small sales, and one bigger sale already.”      “Good to hear,” Curtis said.      “So, how goes the superheroing?” Lance asked.      “Good, it’s going good,” Curtis said.      “That’s good to hear,” Lance said.  “This is one of the first times I’ve seen you up here since I started working here.”      “I think training a sidekick is having a good impact on him,” Elizabeth said.